KARACHI, May 14: Thirty-five victims of the violence that erupted on May 12 are still admitted at three major government hospitals in the city, said senior doctors on Monday. As a result of the violence about 113 injured men were rushed to three hospitals — the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Civil Hospital Karachi and Abbasi Shaheed Hospital — the same day.
All the admitted persons, including four those who underwent major surgery, are said to be out of danger recovering from bullet injuries, according to the doctors.
Thirty bodies and scores of wounded people were brought to these hospitals after the violence. Most of the injured persons were discharged by May 13, it was further learnt.
The deputy director and in-charge of the emergency and accidents department at JPMC, Dr Seemi Jamali, told Dawn on Monday that in all 70 people sustaining bullet wounds were brought to the hospital on May 12. Of them, she said, 17 were still admitted in different wards, including surgical, orthopaedic, and neurosurgery wards.
A few of the admitted persons would have to undergo surgeries as well, she added, saying that one of the injured persons died during treatment at the hospital. Majority of these patients, coming from Shah Faisal, Malir, Natha Khan bridge areas, were discharged on Sunday morning after being provided with medical treatment.
She said two bodies and one person with bullet wound were brought to the JPMC on May 13.
CHK Medical Superintendent Dr Kaleem Butt said 11 out of 27 injured persons brought to the hospital on May 12 were still admitted for treatment.
The hospital received two bodies on May 12 while the condition of all injured brought to the hospital was stable, he added.
He said two patients had to undergo surgery in the abdomen for critical injuries while a young man who got bullet pierced in his throat was also under examination for a surgery. The patients of age ranging from 16 to 47, mostly with bullet injuries, had been admitted in the surgical, orthopaedic and neurology wards, he added.
The admitted persons were residents of Geedar Colony, Orangi Town, Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Landhi, Baldia, Patel Para, Lasbella and Shahnawaz Bhutto Colony, it was learnt.
Dr Mirza Mohammad Ali, RMO (General) of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, told Dawn that they received about 21 wounded patients on May 12, out of which seven were still admitted in different wards for treatment. Four of the patients underwent face and abdomen surgeries as well, he said adding that the patients were recovering fast.
He said the hospital received seven bodies as a result of May 12 firing incidents in the city. Three patients were still in the Intensive Care Unit for their recovery after surgical operation, he added.
